SurTec develops, manufactures and supplies chemical specialities for surface finishing. With its four fields of application – Industrial Parts Cleaning, Metal Pre-treatment, Functional and Decorative Electroplating – SurTec offers a highly comprehensive portfolio in this sector. SurTec supplies almost all segments dealing with surface treatment, including automotive, aerospace, construction/architecture, household, medical, electronics, renewable energies, and mechanical engineering industries. The SurTec Group, based in Bensheim, Germany, has subsidiaries in 22 countries. In addition, it cooperates with partners who represent SurTec in more than 20 countries. With approximately 400 employees SurTec achieves annual sales of more than 80 million Euros. To guarantee consistently high product quality, independent of place of manufacture, all production facilities worldwide operate in compliance within internationally recognised standards. Quality controls are performed at every phase of the production process, starting with raw material qualification through further processing, checking of the finished products, shipment and – finally - delivery. SurTec is certified according to ISO 9001 (Quality Management). The additional certifications according to OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 emphasise the important corporate goals of ecological friendliness and the conservation of resources. SurTec is a division of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities SE & Co. KG, Munich, Germany, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Freudenberg SE based in Weinheim, Germany. Freudenberg is a globally operating family business founded by Carl Johann Freudenberg over 160 years ago. The secret of Freudenberg’s success lies in its creativity, diversity, talent for innovation and responsible approach. Freudenberg and its total of 11 business groups rely on partnerships with customers in about 60 countries, long-term orientation, financial solidarity and the expertise and experience of its more than 48,000 employees.